Chapter Summaries

The Inventor Competition began, and Yun Shenwei was assigned a top-ten number, allowing him to wait before competing. After rejecting Klass’s offer to join the Klass Family, Yun Shenwei watched the preliminary round as contestants with genuine inventions advanced and pretenders were sent away.

• City Lord Lan told Prefect Liu that his city had promising geniuses but kept their identities secret.
• Yun Shenwei received the number ten and waited for his turn to compete.
• Klass again pressured Yun Shenwei to join the Klass Family, but Yun Shenwei refused and warned that he would deal with the family someday.
• Klass smashed a restroom mirror after Yun Shenwei walked away, and bystanders avoided him.
• Contestants performed irrelevant tricks or presented fake inventions and were driven off, while inventors with useful creations passed the preliminary round.
• Yun Shenwei watched the competition and considered the difference between this world and Earth and what he should do.

Yun Shenwei impressed the Inventor Competition judges with his invention, earning first place and the favor of City Lord Lan and other influential people. As he watched from the premium viewing area, Klass’s anger turned into a fight with other members of the Klass Family.

• Yun Shenwei presented his invention and astonished the competition audience with its originality.
• Yun Shenwei accepted name cards from influential attendees and humbly thanked them for their support.
• City Lord Lan brought Yun Shenwei to the premium viewing area and said he should advance to the next round.
• Klass berated members of the Klass Family after Yun Shenwei outperformed them, and several inventors confronted him.
• Klass tried to attack the inventors, but they fought back as the crowd cheered.
• Yun Shenwei watched the competition from the premium viewing area with City Lord Lan and the other distinguished guests.

After winning the Inventor Competition Preliminaries, Yun Shenwei was taken by the City Lord to meet influential figures while people pursued his friend Chen Qingchang for introductions. The Klass Family punished Klass for crippling its inventors, and Bianca 0° and Lucia Crimson Lotus returned to their families to discuss pursuing Yun Shenwei.

• The competition ended with a little over a dozen winners, and Yun Shenwei went with the City Lord and influential figures.
• People crowded around Chen Qingchang after learning he was Yun Shenwei's little brother, and he fled home as they chased him.
• The Klass Family elders dragged Klass away and beat him for crippling the family's inventors during the competition.
• Bianca 0° and Lucia Crimson Lotus returned to their families to explain Yun Shenwei's abilities and discuss securing him as a husband.
• News of Yun Shenwei's championship spread through the city as troublemakers circulated copies of his photograph, while he remained busy talking with influential figures.

Yun Shenwei accepted the system’s hidden mission to defeat the Shadow Magic Dragon after learning that completing missions would speed his progress through the world. He fought the dragon with his full strength and avoided injury, but the battle remained unresolved.

• Yun Shenwei objected to being forced into another mission until the system explained that completing it would accelerate his progress.
• Yun Shenwei asked the system to teleport him to the Shadow Magic Dragon and arrived in a dark world where he climbed a towering mountain.
• Yun Shenwei reached the summit, encountered the lightning-wielding Shadow Magic Dragon, and prepared to fight after the system warned him about its strength and speed.
• The Shadow Magic Dragon swooped down, and Yun Shenwei dodged its attacks while firing his Barrett Sniper Rifle and unleashing his battle techniques.
• Yun Shenwei clashed with the Shadow Magic Dragon using his body and Heavenly Flames without being injured, while the dragon declared that he could not defeat it.

Yun Shenwei defeated the Shadow Magic Dragon by risking the destruction of their hidden space, earning its Dinosaur Egg and a faster return from the world. He returned to find that fifteen days had passed and he had taken first place in the preliminary round.

• Yun Shenwei and the Shadow Magic Dragon unleashed their full power, threatening to shatter the hidden space.
• Yun Shenwei refused the Shadow Magic Dragon’s offer to stop fighting, and the dragon exploded its dragon pearl in a final attack.
• The system declared Yun Shenwei the winner, gave him the Shadow Magic Dragon’s Dinosaur Egg, and advanced his departure by 3%.
• Yun Shenwei returned to the current world and discovered that fifteen days had passed and he had won the preliminary round.
• Yun Shenwei found that people celebrated him as a famous figure and that he had good relationships with several major families.

Yun Shenwei accepted a special mission tied to the preliminary selection tournament and joined other young talents at a mysterious Teleportation Device. The device would send them to Mechanical Maze City, where they would face five stages of mechanisms and competition from other empires.

• City Lord Lan and other influential figures told Yun Shenwei that completing a long-unfinished mission could bring him greater rewards, and he agreed to try.
• The organizers said Yun Shenwei would travel with other gifted youths, who could cooperate or proceed independently as they chose.
• Yun Shenwei and the other youths entered a mysterious room and found a device that resembled a legendary Teleportation Device.
• An elder explained that the device led to Mechanical Maze City, where clearing each of five stages earned additional rewards; only the city's creator had ever cleared them all.
• City Lord Lan warned the youths about the dangers of competing with people from other empires and urged them to retreat if threatened.
• Yun Shenwei began secretly contacting the system in his mind.

Yun Shenwei learned that the Sci-Fi Space held a technological legacy and that battle qi might not work against every danger before entering with the other young geniuses. They explored the vast, technology-filled world and encountered a hostile group from another area.

• Yun Shenwei asked the system about the Teleportation Device and learned that he could use Resentment Value to pursue the treasure, but some abilities would not work in the Sci-Fi Space.
• City Lord Lan and the elders warned the young people to retreat from danger, then sent them into the Teleportation Device.
• City Lord Lan predicted that Yun Shenwei would earn the greatest reward, while other city leaders argued that their own youths could reach or clear the Fourth Layer.
• Yun Shenwei entered the Sci-Fi Space with the other geniuses and saw skyscrapers, aircraft, and rockets that astonished the others.
• The group set off to find temporary lodging and encountered a fierce-looking group from another area.

Yun Shenwei confronted Zhang Badao, who was extorting travelers with a Tech Chip-enhanced axe. After rejecting Liu Feng’s offer to pay the toll, Yun Shenwei prepared to fight, but Zhang Badao instead tried to recruit him into the Tianwu Empire’s camp.

• Zhang Badao blocked Yun Shenwei and his group, demanding a toll and boasting about his Mountain Splitting Axe.
• Liu Feng urged Yun Shenwei to avoid a fight, but Yun Shenwei sent his companions back and challenged Zhang Badao.
• Liu Feng apologized to Zhang Badao and offered to pay, but Yun Shenwei rebuked him for enabling further robberies.
• Yun Shenwei urged the inventor geniuses not to submit to injustice and called on Zhang Badao to fight.
• Zhang Badao acknowledged Yun Shenwei’s uprightness and offered him a place in the Tianwu Empire’s camp.

Yun Shenwei fought Zhang Badao, a visitor from the powerful Tianwu Empire, after deciding he might be useful as a follower and a link to the wider world. After Zhang’s axe-enhanced opening attack ended in a draw, Yun sent him flying with a punch, and Zhang began another attack while promising to kill him within three strikes.

• Yun Shenwei offered to defeat Zhang Badao and consider taking him in as a follower.
• Zhang Badao activated the Tech Chip in his Pear Blossom Mountain Splitting Axe and attacked Yun.
• Yun dodged with battle qi and struck the axe with his bare fist, ending their first clash in a draw.
• Zhang promised to defeat Yun within three strikes, but Yun punched him and sent him flying.
• Liu Feng and the other genius inventors recognized Yun’s strength, while Zhang angrily began his first promised strike.

Yun Shenwei defeated Zhang Badao with the Strange Fire Eternal Ruler and forced the other geniuses to beg for mercy. He accepted them as followers, revived Zhang Badao, and watched him surrender as well.

• Zhang Badao attacked Yun Shenwei with his Pear Blossom Mountain Splitting Axe, but Yun Shenwei blocked his first strike.
• Yun Shenwei brought out the Strange Fire Eternal Ruler and defeated Zhang Badao with a flame-enhanced blow, leaving him unconscious and badly injured.
• Yun Shenwei challenged the remaining geniuses, who knelt and begged him to spare them.
• Yun Shenwei agreed to make them his followers and warned them that betrayal would mean death.
• Yun Shenwei used medicine from the system to revive Zhang Badao, who chose to surrender.

After defeating Zhang Badao, Yun Shenwei persuaded him to join his group and led everyone onward with Zhang Badao guiding them by map. They settled at an outpost for the night, where Yun Shenwei learned more about the Tianwu Empire and prepared for dangers in the Mysterious Space.

• Yun Shenwei recruited Zhang Badao after defeating him, and Zhang Badao warned that he would challenge Yun Shenwei again if he ever became stronger.
• Yun Shenwei punched Zhang Badao for his disrespect, then told him to bring his people along and guide the group with his map.
• Zhang Badao led everyone to a small outpost, where they gathered supplies, shared food, and rested together.
• Zhang Badao explained that the Tianwu Empire had thirty County Cities and an imperial city, and that his own region was relatively backward.
• Zhang Badao advised the group to rest and stay alert for wild monsters, while Yun Shenwei assured them they could defeat the monsters and gain rewards.
• The group set watches for the night, and Yun Shenwei stayed awake to think.

Yun Shenwei led his group into battle against mutated Goblins and stayed behind to hold off the Goblin archers as Shadow Cat Demons and Minotaur Beasts arrived. He sent Zhang Badao and the others on toward the treasure area while the system warned him that staying could leave him in grave danger.

• Zhang Badao settled into his role as Yun Shenwei’s subordinate and guard as the group continued onward.
• Yun Shenwei identified a horde of mutated Goblins and ordered the group to target their archers and cross the valley quickly.
• The Goblins fired volleys of arrows, and Zhang Badao shielded the group while Yun Shenwei killed an archer with his Barrett Sniper Rifle.
• Shadow Cat Demons and Minotaur Beasts approached, so Yun Shenwei told Zhang Badao to lead the others to the treasure area while he stayed behind to fight.
• Zhang Badao and the others left, and the system warned Yun Shenwei to retreat because the incoming monsters were extremely powerful.

Yun Shenwei killed the Goblin King, used its explosives to block the pursuing Shadow Cat Demons and Minotaur Beasts, and took a Goblin’s backpack of ancient scrolls after a system prompt. He escaped and caught up with his exhausted companions the following morning, while the two pursuing races resumed their chase after fighting each other.

• Zhang Badao’s retreat was interrupted when the Mad Goblin charged in, but Yun Shenwei called it away to confront him personally.
• Yun Shenwei tried to persuade the Mad Goblin to let the humans go, but it hurled an explosive pack at him.
• Yun Shenwei shot the Mad Goblin’s explosive packs, then killed it with his fists and took its explosives.
• Yun Shenwei threw the explosives toward the Shadow Cat Demons and Minotaur Beasts, blasting apart their route as the two races began fighting each other.
• Yun Shenwei seized a Goblin’s backpack of ancient scrolls after the system told him to get them, then continued toward the city exit.
• The Shadow Cat Demons and Minotaur Beasts resumed their pursuit after their battle, while Yun Shenwei reached his exhausted companions the following morning.

Yun Shenwei and Zhang Badao led the group toward the first checkpoint, choosing to risk a dangerous canyon rather than fall behind or be caught by the creatures pursuing them. As they crossed the canyon, a crocodile-like Mutated Creature emerged carrying sci-fi medicine, leaving Yun Shenwei wondering how the monsters had gained human-like intelligence.

• Yun Shenwei returned to the group, and Zhang Badao urged everyone to continue toward the secret.
• Yun Shenwei decided to lead the group through the dangerous canyon to reach the enormous altar at the first checkpoint.
• Zhang Badao assigned the stronger members to the front, and the group agreed to press on despite the risks.
• Zhang Badao entered the canyon first with the Pear Blossom Mountain Splitting Axe ready, while the others followed cautiously.
• A crocodile-like Mutated Creature leaped from a pool with sci-fi medicine strapped to its claws, and Yun Shenwei questioned how the monsters could use human objects and think cunningly.

Yun Shenwei discovered a Red Energy Orb beneath the water and dove down to find it, while mutated crocodiles ambushed the group above. After he sent Zhang Badao a warning that helped them escape, the others continued onward believing Yun Shenwei might be dead, as pursuing Shadow Cat Demons and Minotaur Beasts triggered a battle with creatures in the valley.

• Zhang Badao and the others attacked crocodiles as they crossed the water, while Yun Shenwei detected a Red Energy Orb beneath the surface.
• Yun Shenwei dove underwater despite the system warning him about the danger, and more powerful crocodiles attacked the group above.
• Yun Shenwei discovered the humans were surrounded by underwater monsters and sent Zhang Badao a warning through their Bluetooth earpieces.
• Zhang Badao stunned the monsters with a wide-range attack and led the group across the water, then told them Yun Shenwei had helped them escape.
• Shadow Cat Demons and Minotaur Beasts pursued the group into the valley, where venomous snakes and fierce beasts attacked them from the grass.

Yun Shenwei used the Red Energy Orb to destroy the monsters without harming the humans, then learned how the orb and its accumulated power worked. With eleven Red Energy Orbs and the possibility of a thirtyfold attack boost, he saw a way to overcome the dangers ahead.

• Yun Shenwei obtained the Red Energy Orb and decided to use its power to protect the humans from the monsters.
• The Red Energy Orb unleashed an explosion that destroyed every evil creature while leaving the humans unharmed.
• Yun Shenwei surfaced, and the survivors gathered around him to celebrate making it through the crisis.
• The system explained that the Red Energy Orb was part of the inheritance and that killing evil creatures would accumulate more orbs.
• Yun Shenwei learned he had eleven Red Energy Orbs and realized that using three at once could multiply his attack power thirtyfold.

Yun Shenwei and the group were overwhelmed by mutated bats in the First Layer, and the Mutated Bat King proved too powerful for ordinary Energy Orbs. After Yun Shenwei shielded Zhang Badao from a deadly blow, he learned from the system that the Red Energy Orb’s Absolute Energy Value depended on combat strength and a steady attacking mindset.

• Yun Shenwei led the group into the valley, using Red Energy Orbs to defeat monsters while conserving his Source Energy Orb.
• The group encountered a swarm of Mutated Bats whose ultrasonic attacks and laser beams injured people and destroyed their equipment.
• Yun Shenwei used Red Energy Orbs against the bats, but the Mutated Bat King appeared and resisted even source power.
• Zhang Badao threw his Pear Blossom Mountain Splitting Axe and severed one of the Mutated Bat King’s wings, but the axe became stuck in the mountain.
• Yun Shenwei took the blow from the severed wing to save Zhang Badao, then asked the system about the Red Energy Orb’s hidden ability.
• The system told Yun Shenwei that stronger combat strength and a steadier attacking mindset could stimulate the Red Energy Orb’s Absolute Energy Value.

Yun Shenwei trained in a special space filled with monsters formed from Red Power, growing stronger and learning the Red Energy Orb’s first power. After defeating wave after wave of red lions, he faced the final Red Mutant Lion King, whose defeat would let him leave the space.

• Yun Shenwei entered the special space to train and fought red monsters while trying to control the Red Energy Orb.
• The system urged Yun Shenwei to rely on the Red Energy Orb, and he used its power to defeat a red lion.
• Yun Shenwei comprehended Forced Destruction and cut several attacking red lions into fragments, absorbing their red energy.
• Yun Shenwei continued fighting monsters over several days, increasing his strength and compatibility with the Red Energy Bar.
• Yun Shenwei reached the final battle against the Red Mutant Lion King, and the system urged him to defeat it so he could leave the space.

Yun Shenwei faced the Red Mutant Lion King, who revealed his human origins and fought to avoid being devoured. After dodging the Lion King's Dark Red Energy arrows, Yun Shenwei turned to confront him head-on with his pure Red Energy and a Sky-Piercing Halberd.

• The Red Mutant Lion King transformed into an armored, winged form and explained that he would fight Yun Shenwei to preserve his life.
• The system revealed that the Red Mutant Lion King was a remnant of human consciousness fused with a Red Energy Orb.
• Yun Shenwei recalled Nalan Yanran and Queen Medusa, resolved to return to them, and charged the Red Mutant Lion King with Red Power.
• The Red Mutant Lion King kicked Yun Shenwei away and attacked him with a Dark-Attribute Red Energy bow and arrows.
• Yun Shenwei summoned a Sky-Piercing Halberd and cleaved the Red Mutant Lion King's bow in two.

Yun Shenwei endured the Red Mutant Lion King's ultimate attack and awakened the Red Energy Orb's full power. He prepared to strike back, while the system warned that the surrounding area and its trapped people were still at risk.

• The Red Mutant Lion King summoned a devastating red tornado after his Red Bow and Arrow failed against Yun Shenwei.
• Yun Shenwei repeatedly attacked the tornado despite his injuries, determined to survive and return to his family and reality.
• The Red Energy Orb appeared as a small red dog and revealed that Yun Shenwei had mastered its power.
• Yun Shenwei rose into the air as his strength surged and declared that the Red Mutant Lion King's attacks would no longer affect him.
• The system warned Yun Shenwei that the area and the defenseless people trapped there would disappear if he gave up.